Here we are. The final page of Cartridge. This has been an insane ride. 11 years of growth, discovery, and experimentation. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when I started this thing, and to tell you the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Here we are. The final page of Cartridge. This has been an insane ride. 11 years of growth, discovery, and experimentation. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when I started this thing, and to tell you the truth, I still don’t. I have, however, learned a lot of things, grown in a lot of ways, and made a lot of friends. And now it’s time for me to move on.

From here on out, you can find me at Culture For Ransom. It’s a new project that will be less nerdy, less pop culture reference of the week, and more to do with my life, my thoughts, and the people and events I come across. All in all, it’ll be much less confined than Cartridge. I’ll still be doing a lot of the same stuff I did here, but I will also feel free to do much more. So follow me over there, and we’ll see where it takes us. Thanks for everything! It’s been an amazing eleven years!

Well, we’re getting ever closer to the end of Cartridge. I have one more page, going up next week, and then my new project will begin. New material is already going up at my Patreon, with more to come. Also,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Well, we’re getting ever closer to the end of Cartridge. I have one more page, going up next week, and then my new project will begin. New material is already going up at my Patreon, with more to come. Also, this is my last Cartridge Patron cameo, featuring Amanda. There will be new rewards for CFR supporters, including any existing supporters getting new rewards. So take a look!

So this went up on Patreon and I never got around to putting it up here, so here you go, guys. I’m working on a new project now, and while I do that my new content will be going exclusively[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

So this went up on Patreon and I never got around to putting it up here, so here you go, guys. I’m working on a new project now, and while I do that my new content will be going exclusively into Patreon until the new site is ready, and over here you’ll be getting Patreon content that never made its way over here.

So apparently a lot of people are having trouble getting into Luke Cage because it’s a show with an almost completely black cast. Some have gone so far as to call the show racist for excluding white people. I’m fascinated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

So apparently a lot of people are having trouble getting into Luke Cage because it’s a show with an almost completely black cast. Some have gone so far as to call the show racist for excluding white people. I’m fascinated by this, because it’s not as though this is in any way an unrealistic depiction of our world. There are areas in New York where white skin is an uncommon sight, and there have been films and television shows in the past that have reflected that. What is unique about Luke Cage is that, where one would typically get into other all-black shows knowing beforehand that the media they were about to consume celebrated black culture, Luke Cage exists in the Marvel Universe, which caters so heavily to white audiences that it is overrun with white leading males named Chris. That means that Luke Cage is enjoying an unusually large audience of white people that are so accustomed to their entertainment featuring at most a handful of token black characters, that when they see no white faces to identify with, they feel excluded and panic.

As a white passing mixed-race person, I have never had any trouble idenfying with white leads, but I do feel a rush of interest and excitement whenever I see Native Americans represented in media. I am extremely thankful that something like Luke Cage exists, because I want to see more racial diversity in our media, and Luke Cage’s shameless celebration of black America within an extremely white space in our culture is waking people up to just how whitewashed their entertainment actually is.

In case you’re wondering about the mysterious girl-shaped void appearing in today’s comic, this is someone I know who has often played Pokemon Go with me, but requested that she not appear in the comic. Since she’s sort of perfect[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

In case you’re wondering about the mysterious girl-shaped void appearing in today’s comic, this is someone I know who has often played Pokemon Go with me, but requested that she not appear in the comic. Since she’s sort of perfect for this particular strip, I decided I had to include her, but respected her wishes with a compromise.

Sorry for the late update! I was busy this weekend and forgot to update the main site, though Patreon got the comic early as usual, and actually, if you’re a supporter you can see next week’s comic right now!

Sorry for the late update! I was busy this weekend and forgot to update the main site, though Patreon got the comic early as usual, and actually, if you’re a supporter you can see next week’s comic right now!